The graphics of Call of Duty 4 is one of the things that makes the game great. You can see the shadows of every player, bountiful explosions dispersed across the map and even the reflection of the map around you in your sniper scope. The graphics of a sniper scope are particularly important though because it expands the players view of the map, and therefore enemy players. So can we use the reflection in a sniper scope to see enemies creeping us behind us or to stare around corners from a safe location?

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This is one of the best and most abusive Call of Duty techniques out there and if you don’t want to ruin the game for your friends after owning them over and over stop reading now.

I thought you would still be here. Call of Duty 4 was designed with the intention that sniping could only be done at long range, not in mid and close range combat situations. There is good reason for this, sniper rifles are the only weapons that can consistently kill an enemy in one shot and making that possible at all ranges would be overpowered. But today I am going to teach you how you can consistently get no scope kills with the sniper rifle in Call of Duty 4 and how to use the sniper to win close range firefights. This strategy is incredibly powerful if used correctly because it enables you to get one shot kills while all your teammates need 3-4 shots to get a kill in Call of Duty.

Step 1. The first thing you have to do is to become an aggressive sniper is make a sniping class that will consistently one shot kill. If you read our Sniper Class Review you would know that this means you want the M21 for Hardcore matches and the Barrett .50 Cal or M40A3 with Stopping Power as Perk 2 for normal matches. The other perks are up to you, if you are new to Sniping though I would suggest Iron Lungs for Perk 3 though. You should also consider using the ACOG instead of the normal scope, but it is not required. We have one more bit of preparation though before you get to trying out this technique.
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Next in our series of Call of Duty 4 weapon reviews we have the Sniper rifle. Sniper rifles are unique and amazing weapons because of their long range and one shot, one kill ability. All of our hard numbers come are coming from our Call of Duty Weapons Stats Chart, the damage multipliers are particularly important here. Using the chart we see that all sniper rifles do 70 damage and have a damage multiplier of 1.0, 1.1 or 1.5. For snipers the golden rule is the one shot kill, anything less and you might as well be using an assault rifle. So what multipliers do we need to meet this golden rule? A 1.0 multiplier will never one shot kill an enemy unless he was previously afflicted damage. A 1.1 multiplier will one shot the enemy if you are using the Stopping Power Perk. Finally, a 1.5 multiplier will one shot the enemy without the use of Stopping Power but if Stopping Power it is equipped it will one shot an enemy equipped with Juggernaut. These numbers might be a tad confusing now, but they will be become more clear and useful as we review the weapons. Without further ado here our analysis and review of all the Sniper Rifles, scroll to the bottom of the page for the short version.

M21 – The hands down best sniper rifle for hardcore matches because players start with 30 health instead of 100 health. The M21 does 70 damage with relatively poor damage multipliers, but for hardcore it is still easily enough to guarantee one shot kills no matter what part of the target you hit. The higher damage values of the other weapons just aren’t needed. It also has an incredibly low recoil which means you can spam 4-5 shots in the target area with reasonable accuracy. Read more

You are sprinting up the stairs in a dark building when suddenly you hear that dreadful “CLICK” of a Claymore being triggered. You now have 0.8 seconds before a 90 cone shaped explosion kills you and everything around you. The best way to avoid this situation is to carefully scan for Claymores when you are entering high risk locations, like small enclosed Sniper areas. Sometimes Claymores can s

till sneak up on you or you just don’t have the time to be as careful. In that situation you need to know what to do when the Claymore clicks in Call of Duty 4.

You usually have two options when you set off a Claymore, try to back away from the explosion, or try to run through it before it goes off. Read more